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Oil sketch of a red and orange sunset over a dark, rippling sea beneath a low band of clouds.

Sunset at Sea, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin in glory among clouds and putti, flanked by St. Peter and St. Paul under architectural fra

Virgin in Glory with St. Peter and St. Paul

Francesco Solimena, 1700

Pencil sketch of two artists painting at easels outdoors, one under a parasol, with mountains in the distance.

Artists Sketching in the White Mountains

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of women in robes seated in an interior with vertical screens and a low table, drawn in soft graphite.

Japanese Women

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Four circular brooch designs in red, blue, green and gold watercolor with geometric and floral Byzantine-style patterns.

Four Designs for Brooches in the "Byzantine" Style

Carlo Ansorge, 1860

Watercolor sketch of a seated woman in a red blouse smoking, with a smaller standing figure study at upper right.

Two Cheyenne Youth

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and watercolor drawing in a hexagonal frame of Apollo with a bow striding toward a serpent-like python on a rocky ground.

Apollo kills the Python

Felice Giani, 1790

Pen and grey wash drawing of a circular garland with winged putti and a trumpeting winged figure, study for a fresco.

Study for Fresco Decoration, Quirinal Palace, Rome

Francesco Manno, 1810

Pencil sketch of a seated child with hair in buns leaning on a boat's edge, with faint rigging lines on cream paper.

Boat

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of a decorative frieze with spiraling scrolls and acanthus-style foliage.

Decoration of a frieze

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Graphite and white chalk study of an outstretched arm and hand on tan paper, by Daniel Huntington, 1830.

Study of Hand for Angel Appearing to St. Peter in "Early Christian Martyrs"

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Architectural drawing of an oblong plaster ceiling with oval rosettes and central scrollwork, labeled for the first hall of C

Design for Oblong Plaster Ceiling for the First Hall, Carlton House, Pall Mall, London, England

Henry Holland, 1780

Pencil sketch of four schooners with tall sails on calm water, one large vessel at upper right.

Four Schooners

Winslow Homer, 1880

Ink and wash drawing of Ulysses and Penelope reunited with Minerva, framed by smaller classical narrative roundels and curved

The Return of Ulysses to Ithaca, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch on tan paper of several trees, with leafy clusters at left and center and a bare branching tree at right.

Sketches of Trees

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man comforting a reclining woman in pink drapery before a rocky landscape, in a hexagonal f

Jupiter consoles an imploring goddess, probably Venus

Felice Giani, 1790

Brown ink and wash sketch of five men seen from behind, some in hats and cloaks, with a seated animal at left.

Five Men

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1650

Brown ink and grey wash frieze of putti carrying billowing cloth across a dark grey ground within a ruled border.

Frieze with Children

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Pen and wash sketch of a long row of miniature classical monuments, obelisks, columns, arches and a temple, with Italian labe

Sketch, A Centerpiece or "Desser" Celebrating Napoleon's Victories

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of five ceiling designs with coffered panels, medallions and numbered Italian notes.

Five Ceiling Schemes

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil studies of hands in various poses on a brown toned paper sheet, one detailed hand at upper left.

Studies of Hands

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of two alternative classical mantelpiece designs with columns, an urn, and carved reliefs.

Design for a Mantelpiece with Alternative Suggestions

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of icebergs with an arch, a sailing ship on the horizon, and handwritten notes on tan paper.

Icebergs off Greenspond, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal sketch of fishermen hauling a wooden boat up a beach under a cloudy sky.

Fishermen Beaching a Boat, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and brown ink drawing with four mythological scenes showing winged figures, a bull, a horse, a sea serpent and an altar w

The Four Elements: Earth, Water, Air, Fire

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of figures amid rough waves and a curved boat or sky form, with loose hatched shading.

Two Women Lashed to a Boat's Mast

Winslow Homer, 1890

Red chalk sketch of four figures, a standing man at left and grouped figures at right, with handwritten inscription above.

Four Figures

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1640

Ink and watercolor design sheet with green gemstone brooches, grey scrollwork, and pink ribbon bows on cream paper.

Design for Six Brooches

Girolamo Venturi, 1730

Oil sketch of a tree trunk with exposed roots over mossy ground and scattered autumn leaves in a woodland setting.

Tree Trunk with Roots

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil study of a birch tree with white highlights beside a leafy oak on tan paper, labeled birch and oak.

Study of Trees, Birch and Oak

Daniel Huntington, 1840